Composition blog

This photograph demonstrates the triangle Hierarchy of composition. The band members in this paticular set up, are placed by their level of importance to the band as a whole. The man to the right of the image is in the foreground, making him the largest and most noticeable member in the group. The motorcycle in the center acts as a focal point helping to further separate the foreground from the background. The woman on the bike has some significant importance because she is on the focal point which in this case acts as the middleground. Everyone is subordinate however to the man in the foreground.

Just like in every composition this picture has boundaries. The two men on either side of the motorcycle are the outer edges. Because they both have one leg resting on the bike and are in a similar stance they pull the viewer's eye into the center, where the woman sits. The three men in the background act as accentuals for the composition. Because they are on the same ground level they form another boundary on the top.
There is also a relationship dealing with quantity in the photograph. There is only one person in the foreground, the man to the left, two people in the middleground, and three in the background. There is only one woman in this paticular band, so to show her importance she is in the center. However she is not as important as the man in the foreground.
The combining of all these distinct elements form the whole. The whole which is the composition. This photograph demonstrates a good relationship and flow for a triangle hierarchy composition.